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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Updates on COVID-19
Various actions have been initiated by Government of India along with the States/UTs for the prevention, containment and management of COVID-19 in the country. These are being regularly monitored at the highest level.
Hon’ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind discussed the status of preparedness, the role of civil society/voluntary organisation/private sector and the role of the Red Cross with focus on vulnerable sections to contain the spread of the COVID-19 in a video conference held today with Governors and Lt. Governors of the States/UTs.
Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, while addressing the nation today morning, appreciated that the country has shown unprecedented discipline and collective spirit during these uncertain times of crisis. He reiterated the importance of Social Distancing and urged every citizen to help implement the lockdown.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare appealed to the patients and their families, not to create hurdles in the work of doctors and other health workers. He also expressed concern on the misbehaviour towards frontline workers across the country. He further added that they are our Corona Warriors who are continuously serving the nation to control and contain COVID-19 pandemic and their contribution has been appreciated by Hon’ble Prime Minister also as 156 COVID-19 patients have recovered as of now.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has also issued an advisory to all the States/UTs regarding training material for COVID-19 on 2nd April 2020, which is available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/AdvisoryforHRmanagement.pdf . This includes capacity building training and strengthening measures for field surveillance, clinical management of isolation facilities, quarantine, psycho-social care, logistics and supply chain management.
Additionally, online training for physicians on ICU care and ventilation strategy and another online training for nurses to take care of COVID-19 patients are also being conducted by AIIMS. The schedule of all the webinars is available on the Health Ministry website: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/
As of now, 2301 confirmed cases and 56 deaths have been reported. 156 persons have been cured/discharged from the hospitals after recovery.
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/.
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be emailed at technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no. : +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf .
President's Secretariat
President of India Graces 36th Convocation of IGNOU
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu graced and addressed the 36th convocation of Indira Gandhi National Open University  in New Delhi today .
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that many students find it difficult to pursue higher education because of their responsibilities and circumstances. Institutions like IGNOU are helping in providing education to such students. She noted that many employed/self-employed persons are getting education from IGNOU for skill up gradation. She said that such 'earners and learners' can come out of under-employment by getting education through distance education. Thus, distance education has a wide socio-economic utility. IGNOU is providing a very useful service to such students by providing higher education through distance education.
The President said that IGNOU has played a commendable role in promoting 'Access to Higher Education'. The university has played a significant role in providing opportunities for higher education to students from far-flung areas, rural areas and economically weaker groups. With the help of flexibility in IGNOU's academic programmes, many students have pursued higher studies while managing their work, family and other responsibilities.
The President said that IGNOU has an important role in nation building through education. Under the National Education Policy 2020, a target has been set to achieve 50 percent Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education by the year 2035. She noted that IGNOU is making a very important contribution in achieving this goal.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
I&B Ministry to organize First Annual Conference of Media Units
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting is organizing the First Annual Conference of Media Units under the Ministry on 13th february, 2019 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The opening session of the Conference will be chaired by Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, Union Minister of State  for Information & Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports.
The Conference aims to give a unique platform to the officers of the Indian Information Service working under different Media Units to converge at an All-India level where they can discuss and deliberate upon the emerging areas of the evolving communication paradigm. Through the Conference, the Ministry aims to strengthen synergy between the Media Units in order to ensure last mile delivery, while simultaneously brainstorm the use of new technology in communication.
The participants will also discuss the ways of using Social Media to reach target audience groups and push the boundaries of communication outreach in terms of geographical and cultural barriers.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Advance of Monsoon over northwest India including Delhi
- Monsoon Advance:
- Southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of Gujarat region, most parts of East Rajasthan, some parts of West Rajasthan, entire Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, remaining parts of West Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh & Punjab.
- The Northern Limit of Monsoon passes through Lat. 21°N/ Long. 60°E, Lat. 21°N/ Long. 65°E, Veraval, Amreli, Ahmedabad, Jodhpur, Bikaner and Lat. 29°N/ Long. 73°E .
- Conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into remaining parts of north Arabian Sea, Gujarat, Rajasthan and thus the entire country during next 2-3 days.
- Wide spread rainfall activity observed over northwest India with heavy rainfall at isolated places.
- Likely Rainfall activity over Northwestern Sates:
The ongoing heavy rainfall spell is very likely to continue for next 2-3 days over parts of Northwestern States. Date-wise heavy rainfall warning for the next five days is given in the following table:
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28 June
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29 June
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01 July
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02 July
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Jammu & Kashmir
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Isolated heavy
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Nil
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Nil
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Nil
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Himachal
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very heavy
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Isolated heavy
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Isolated heavy
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Nil
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Uttarakhand
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Isolated heavy
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Isolated heavy
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heavy rainfall at a few places with very heavy at
isolated places
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heavy rainfall at a few places with very heavy at
isolated places
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Isolated heavy
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Punjab
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Isolated heavy to
very heavy
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Isolated heavy
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Nil
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Nil
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Nil
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Haryana
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Isolated heavy
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Isolated heavy
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Nil
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Nil
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Nil
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West Uttar
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Isolated heavy
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Nil
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Isolated heavy
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Nil
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East Uttar
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Nil
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Nil
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Isolated heavy
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Isolated heavy to
very heavy
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Isolated
heavy
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West Rajasthan
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Isolated heavy
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Isolated heavy
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East Rajasthan
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Isolated heavy to
very heavy
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very heavy
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Nil
Legends:
Yellow- Be updated; Orange- Be prepared Heavy: 64.5-115.5 mm/day;
Very heavy: 115.6-204.4 mm/day;
Fig.1 NLM of southwest monsoon as on 28 June 2018
Ministry of Science & Technology
Mathematical structure of Quantum Theory reconstructed from Information Principle
Scientists have found the theoretical rationale of the mathematical structure of composite quantum systems consisting of more than one subsystem.
Quantum Mechanics, the theory that describes physical phenomena in microscopic world, was developed in the early 20th century to explain experimental observations like Black-body radiation curve, Photoelectric effect when German physicist Max Planck demonstrated through physical experiments that energy, in certain situations, can exhibit characteristics of physical matter. Later scientists like Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Louis de Broglie, Erwin Schrodinger, and Paul M. Dirac advanced Plank’s theory to quantum mechanics–the most accurate mathematical theory of the microscopic world. Unlike other physical theories that are built upon physically motivated postulates, Quantum Mechanics starts with abstract mathematical axioms. For instance, the second postulate of Special Theory of Relativity says that no information can travel faster than like, whereas Quantum Mechanics starts with the axiom that state of a physical system is described by a vector in complex separable Hilbert space.
Yearning for a better physical understanding, scientists are still pursuing their endeavor to re-derive the mathematical structure of quantum theory, starting with physically motivated postulates. During the last quarter of the past century, the advent of quantum information theory appends a new attitude towards this ‘reconstruction program’.
Recently, researchers from S. N. Bose National Centre for Basics Sciences, Kolkata, an autonomous institute of Department of Science and Technology, established an intriguing result in this endeavor. Dr. Manik Banik and his group took the help of a novel information principle, called the principle of Information Causality, to see what kind of descriptions are naturally disallowed for composite quantum systems .
A recent research article published in Physical Review Letters proved that Information Causality plays a crucial role in selecting the quantum composition rule among different mathematical possibilities. In fact, Information Causality can discard a composition rule that is close to our classical worldview in the sense that the resulting theory will allow only classical-like correlations . This makes Information Causality champion over the other principles in deriving the mathematical structure of quantum mechanics. The work by Dr. Banik and his group from SNBNCBS thus brings novel physical justification towards the mathematical structure of Quantum Theory.
Paper Link
Other References:
- M. Pawłowski et al. Information causality as a physical principle, Nature 461, 1101  [https://doi.org/10.1038/nature08400]
- I. Namioka& R. R. Phelps; Tensor products of compact convex sets, Pac. J. Math. 31, 469  [https://msp.org/pjm/1969/31-2/p21.xhtml]
- John S. Bell, On the Problem of Hidden Variables in Quantum, Rev. Mod. Phys. 38, 447  [https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.38.447]
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Cabinet approves MoU between India and the USA for co-hosting the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017  in India
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding  signed between India and the USA for co-hosting the Global Entrepreneurship Summit  2017 in India. The MoU delineated the responsibilities, areas of co-operation including logistics and venue related requirements between the parties for smooth conduct of the Summit.
The GES-2017 provided excellent opportunity to entrepreneurs and investors to have meetings with global industry leaders, networking sessions, pitching competitions, strategic workshops and sector-specific programs for forging new collaborations. The Summit provided a forum to enhance economic opportunities to young entrepreneurs, especially women entrepreneurs and marginalized groups in the long run.
Background
The GES-2017 was held during 28-30 November, 2017 in Hyderabad. It was attended by more than 1500 registered delegates from 150 countries in addition to CEOs of MNCs, policy makers and Government officials.
A decision to host the Eighth Edition of the GES in 2017 in India was taken at the meeting between the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the then US President Barack Obama on 7th June, 2016 under the Joint Declaration. This was reiterated by the Prime Minister during his visit to the USA from 25-27 June 2017 and he invited Ms. Ivanka Trump, Adviser to the US President to lead the US delegation to the GES in India.
The GES is a pre-eminent forum for emerging entrepreneurs. The Summit provided opportunities for meeting with global industry leaders, networking of international entrepreneurs, innovators, investors. The summit also provided forum for pitching competition, strategic workshops and sector-programmes to help in creating new collaborations amongst entrepreneurs and Investors. The Summit provided for significantly increased economic opportunities for young entrepreneurs, especially, women entrepreneurs and start-ups.
Special Service and Features
Nation-wide campaign for promotion of Digital Life Certificate for Central Government pensioners
The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India has launched a nation-wide campaign for promotion of Digital Life Certificate for Central Government pensioners. In November 2021, Dr. Jitendra Singh, the Hon’ble Minister of State  had launched the milestone Face Authentication Technique of submitting Life Certificate through any Android Mobile Phone. Now the department has launched a special nation- wide campaign for promoting the Life certificate through Digital mode and popularizes the Face Authentication technique during the month of November, 2022. All the registered Pensioners Associations, Pension Disbursing Banks, Ministries of Government of India and CGHS Wellness Centres have been directed to promote the Digital Life Certificate/Face Authentication Technique for submitting Life Certificate by organising special camps for ‘Ease of Living’ of pensioners. In this series, a Special camp would be organized in Nagercoil on November, 15th, 2022 by Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare’, Government of India and State Bank of India in collaboration with Pensioners’ Association, Nagercoilat Rotary Community Centre, Near Collectorate, Nagercoil-629001. All pensioners including EPFO and other pensioners can visit the Centre for submitting their Life Certificates through Digital means.
In this series, a Special camp would be organized in Madurai on November, 14th, 2022 by Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare’, Government of India and State Bank of India in collaboration with TamilnaduEx servicemen League, Madurai at the State Bank of India, Administrative Office, Madhuram Complex, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Madurai- 625002. All pensioners including EPFO and other pensioners can visit the Centre for submitting their Life Certificates through Digital means.
The status of DLC figures from 01.10.22 till today are:
Total DLC –36,38,937
Total DLC through Face Authentication - 1,93,768
Total DLC Central GOV –14,40,395
DLC of CGOV through Face Authentication –1,20,145
Earlier, life certificates had to be submitted in physical form and for this old pensioners were to stand in queue outside banks for hours. Now, it has become possible at the click of a button from the comfort of their homes. In the process of submission of Life Certificate through Face Authentication by mobile, the details regarding Aadhaar Number, Mobile Number for OTP, PPO Number, Account Number with Bank/Post Office are required for the first time. This facility is also available to the employees of the State Government and the disbursing authority in the form of the Treasury Office of the State.
All the pensioners to visit the center to submit their life certificates through digital medium and also to download the face authentication app on their Android mobile phone for submission of their Digital Life Certificate at the comfort of their home in present and future.
Ministry of Power
POWERGRID ORGANISES COVID 19 VACCINATION CAMP IN BENGALURU
Government of India Maharatna CPSU, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited  has been organising a number of vaccination drives across the country for its employees and their families to safeguard them from the COVID 19 pandemic. Vaccination camps are being organised in all the establishments of POWERGRID.
A vaccination camp was organised at Southern Region-II, Regional Headquarters, Bengaluru for the benefit of employees, dependent/non-dependent family members of RHQ, Yelahanka Sub-station, RPT HVDC office and AMC frontline warriors.
About 200 doses of vaccination were administered in collaboration with Manipal Hospitals, Bengaluru.
Ministry of Communications
TRAI extends date of submission for review of regulation on Quality of Service
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had released draft Regulation on Review of The Quality of Service  Regulations, 2023 and draft Guidelines for this regulation on 24.02.2023. The last date of submission of comments by the stakeholders was 07.04.2023.
Keeping in view of the requests received from the stakeholder and Industry association for extension of time for submission of comments, it has been decided to extend the last date of submission of comments on the draft regulations and the draft guidelines for this regulation, by 3-weeks i.e. up to 01ST May 2023.
The comments may be sent, preferably in electronic form, to Shri Tejpal Singh, Advisor , TRAI on email: adv-qos1@trai.gov.in. For any clarification, Shri Tejpal Singh, Advisor , TRAI, may be contacted on email: adv-qos1@trai.gov.in or at Tel. No: +91-11-2323-3602.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
NIPCCD HQ organizes an online awareness programme on ‘Food Safety and Security’
An Online Awareness Programme on ‘Food Safety and Security’ was organized from 5 to 6 September, 2023 at NIPCCD, New Delhi. 85 Participants attended the Programme.
Special Service and Features
Seizure of 1422 grams of Gold by Chennai Air Customs
On 01.04.2023, Based on intelligence, one Srilankan female passenger, who arrived from Colombo in Flight no. AI-274 on 01.04.2023, was intercepted by the Air Custom Officers. On examination of her person, six plastic pouches containing Gold in paste form were found and recovered. On recovery, One Gold ingot weighing 725 grams of 24 K purity valued at Rs. 37.25 lakhs was recovered and seized under Customs Act, 1962.
In another instance on 30.03.2023, one Male Indian passenger, who arrived from Colombo in Flight no. UL-121, was intercepted by the Air Custom Officers. On examination of his person, two bundles containing Gold in rubbery paste form were found and recovered. On recovery, One Gold ingot weighing 697 grams of 24 K purity valued at Rs. 35.82 lakhs was recovered and seized under Customs Act, 1962.
In total Gold weighing 1422 grams, worth Rs. 73.07 Lakhs was recovered and seized under the Customs Act, 1962.
Further investigation is under progress, according to a press release issued by K.P.Jeyakar, Additional Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Teenage girl credited for Solar Ironing Cart exhorts the world to move towards clean energy during COP26
A 15-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu, who was recognized Earth Day Network Rising Star 2021  for her idea of ‘Solar Ironing Cart’, has exhorted the world to move towards clean energy during the recently concluded COP 26.
Miss Vinisha Umashankar, a class 10 student from Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu who received the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards instituted by National Innovation Foundation  – India, an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India for her mobile ironing cart, which uses solar panels to power a steam iron box is now an inspiration for the world for her speech at the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change  at Glasgow, Scotland.
“I am not here to speak about the future, I am the future,” she said encouraging the world to move towards renewable energy and accelerating the journey which started with the innovation in 2019.
The prototype of Vinisha’s mobile ironing cart which uses solar panels to power a steam iron box has been developed by National Innovation Foundation  – India in the year 2019.
A key benefit of the solar ironing cart is that it eliminates the need for coal for ironing bringing about a welcome shift towards clean energy. End users can move around and offer services at doorstep for increasing their daily earning. The ironing cart can also be fitted with a coin-operated GSM PCO, USB charging points and mobile recharging which can fetch extra income. It is an ingenious solar-powered alternative for the millions of charcoal burning ironing carts for pressing clothes and can benefit the workers and their families. The device can also be powered by pre-charged batteries, electricity or diesel-powered generator in the absence of sunlight.
Vinisha’s efforts have made India stand out as a country which brings innovative solutions for the climate change problem. Prominent world leaders like the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi; Prime Minister of Britain Mr. Boris Johnson; President of USA Mr. Joe Biden; Prince William, founder of The Earthshot Prize; Mr. John Kerry, the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate  from USA; The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Noted philanthropist Mr. Michael Bloomberg amongst others were audience to her speech which is attracting a global appreciation.
Journey of Miss Vinisha Umashankar from being a recipient of NIF’s IGNITE award in Nov 2019 to a speaker during World Leaders' Summit "Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment" at COP26 Summit, Glasgow, Scotland in Nov 2021
For more details Tushar Garg  can be contacted.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Piyush Goyal takes charge as Commerce & Industry Minister
Piyush Goyal taking charge as Minister of Commerce & Industry today
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal, took charge today afternoon as Commerce & Industry Minister. He was accompanied by Former Commerce & Industry Minister, Suresh Prabhu.
Speaking on this occasion, Piyush Goyal said that he is extremely humbled by stepping into the shoes of a visionary like Suresh Prabhu and will try to do his best to take the work of the Ministry forward. He further said that he will study all issues related to India’s trade and industry and prepare himself to deal with issues which require immediate attention.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
More than 22 crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 1.77crore doses still available with States/UTs to be administered
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In addition, the Govt. of India has also been facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by the States/UTs. Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India for containment and management of the pandemic, along with Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour.
Implementation of the Liberalized and Accelerated Phase-3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has started from 1st May 2021.
Under the Strategy, in every month 50% of the total Central Drugs Laboratory  cleared vaccine doses of any manufacturer would be procured by Govt. of India. It would continue to make these doses available to the State Govts totally free of cost as was being done earlier.
Government of India has so far provided, both through the free of cost category and through direct state procurement category, more than 22 crore vaccine doses  to States/UTs.
Of this, the total consumption, including wastages is 20,13,74,636 doses .
More than 1.77 crore COVID Vaccine doses  are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Furthermore, 1 lakh  vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the States/UTs within the next 3 days.